10 Sep Internatonal Year ONe Business Assessment Brief
Internatonal Year ONe Business
Assessment Brief
Economics For Business and Finance – 4503IYBSG
Cohort: September and January 2019 – 2020
Due Date: week 9
Assessment requirement: Prepare a 10-minute poster presentation on the following topic-
Cost Efficiency within markets structures. Discuss and compare efficiency in terms of costs within each of the 5 market structures.
Assessment Details and Instructions:
You need to produce an A2 format poster and include the following:
· Heading – title and author
· Introduction – outline of presentation
· Methodology – research methods
· Discussion – efficiency within each market structure focusing on costs
· Conclusion and recommendations
· Reference list
Assessment Details and Instructions:
Your presentation should follow the following format
Introduction – this section should introduce your presentation and explain the focus of the presentation.
Methodology – this section should explain how you researched the topics within the presentation. Explain why you selected the sources used.
Discussion – this is the main body of the presentation and should analyse efficiency within each market structure. The focus of this analysis should be costs within each market structure. Comparison of efficiency and costs within Perfect Competition, Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly, Monopoly and Pure Monopoly.
Conclusion – briefly summarise your main findings stating in your opinion which markets are more cost efficient.
Reference list – list all sources of information – use a smaller print than in other sections.
Assessment Criteria and Mark Scheme:
This component is worth 40% of the overall grade for the Economics For Business module.
Marks scheme
Presentation skills and appropriate structure – 15 marks available
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13 -15 |
Good presentation skills / clear language used throughout / good structure applied and followed / points are linked and relate to poster |
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9 – 12 |
A discernible structure / adequate presentation skills though improvements could be made / clear but limited attempt to follow structure and present findings |
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5 – 8 |
Some attempt at presentation structure / evidence of a some (limited) structure and attempts at basic presentation skills |
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0 – 4 |
Limited or lacking presentation skills / presentation fails to follow structure / no cohesive structure to presentation |
Poster quality – 15 marks available
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11 – 15 |
Clear and engaging poster covering all points necessary / good layout used / details points / good level of referencing used |
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6 – 10 |
Most points covered / lacks details in some areas / limited references on poster |
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0 – 5 |
Poster covers superficial points / no depth to written work / incorrect format followed / lacks focus |
Understanding of costs within each market structure – 25 marks available
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Excellent understanding of costs elements within each market structure / excellent analysis of costs / all sections addressed to a high standard |
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16 – 20 |
Good understanding of costs elements / good analysis of costs / most sections addressed to a good standard |
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11 – 15 |
Some understanding of costs elements within each market structure / some analysis of costs within market structures / several sections addressed to an acceptable standard |
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6 -10 |
Limited understanding of costs elements within market structures / limited analysis of costs within market structures / costs mentioned but not explained or analysed |
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0 -5 |
Limited or no understanding of costs / lack of understanding of costs within market structures |
Analysis and application of research – 25 marks available
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21 – 25 |
Excellent level of analysis of cost efficiency within each market structure / good level of research demonstrated / research-based analysis discussed throughout |
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Good level of analysis of cost efficiency within each market structure / efficiency analysed well based on research / researched based analysis occasionally mentioned |
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11 – 15 |
Evidence of some research / analysis of main areas of cost efficiency / limited use of research / minimal reference to research |
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6 -10 |
Limited research / limited analysis of main areas of cost efficiency / limited analysis of minor points / limited reference |
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0 -5 |
No evidence of research / limited research (1 source only) / no analysis of key points |
Conclusion – 20 marks available
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16 – 20 |
Clear conclusion / well-structured recommendations / good understanding of all possible options |
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11 – 15 |
Conclusion attempted but limited / conclusion lacks depth |
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6 -10 |
Some attempts to conclude / attempts to make recommendations |
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0 -5 |
No conclusion / limited conclusion / no attempt to summarise |
Total marks
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Presentation skills |
/ 15 |
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Poster quality |
/ 15 |
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Understanding of costs within each market structure |
/ 25 |
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Analysis and application of research |
/ 25 |
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Conclusion |
/ 20 |
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Total |
/ 100 |
Learning objectives tested via this assessment – LO3
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